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As Finnish teachers move classes online, family routines change
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Life & societyEducation

As Finnish teachers move classes online, family routines change

Families in Finland and all over the world are facing new challenges. Many parents now have more experience of working from home, and many children and educators are now well acquainted with distance learning. They are wondering if they will need to use those new routines in the future.

Tagged in EducationFinlandHealthTeachingTechnology
Finnish innovation fund Sitra lists the most important trends of the 2020s
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Business & innovationWebpick

Finnish innovation fund Sitra lists the most important trends of the 2020s

What will the 2020s look like? What trends will have the biggest impact on our future? What tensions exist between the various megatrends of our time?

Tagged in BusinessEconomyEnvironmentInnovationTechnologyWebpick
Genome research in Finland is cracking the code
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Business & innovationResearch

Genome research in Finland is cracking the code

Genetics researcher Mark Daly wants to stop cancer in its tracks, and says the best place to do it is Helsinki.

Tagged in BiotechBusinessInnovationResearchTechnologyThisisFINLAND Magazine
Finnish AI for the real world
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Business & innovationInnovation

Finnish AI for the real world

Artificial intelligence isn’t just science fiction. These Finnish projects are using AI to solve pressing problems right now.

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Near Helsinki, Aalto University “A Grid” nourishes startups
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Business & innovationStartups

Near Helsinki, Aalto University “A Grid” nourishes startups

“A Grid” is the Finnish home for 140 startups and a thriving entrepreneurship community.

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Finland offers stable platform for scientific research
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Business & innovationBiotech

Finland offers stable platform for scientific research

Johanna Ivaska, biochemistry professor at the University of Turku, in southwestern Finland, tells us about her international team and the appealing working environment for researchers at Finnish institutions.

Tagged in BiotechResearchScienceTechnologyThisisFINLAND Magazine
Finnish company produces competitive esports games for mobile
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Business & innovationSports

Finnish company produces competitive esports games for mobile

Established in 2012 and based in Kajaani, Critical Force is one of only a few companies in the world that makes electronic sports games played on mobile devices.

Tagged in EntrepreneursSportsTechnologyThisisFINLAND Magazine
Finnish data entry: Your digital data can become “MyData”
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Business & innovationSociety

Finnish data entry: Your digital data can become “MyData”

Finland is the perfect place for the development of the MyData movement, which aims to give people control over their digital data.

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